title: Use of tranexamic acid mouthwash to prevent postoperative bleeding in oral surgery patients on oral anticoagulant medication.
abstract: The clinical hemostatic effect of tranexamic acid mouthwash after oral surgery was evaluated in 47 patients receiving oral anticoagulant therapy. Surgery was performed after the anticoagulant medication was reduced in 15 patients (control group) and with no change in anticoagulant therapy in 32 patients (test group). The only statistical difference between the two treatment groups at baseline was the level of anticoagulation, which was significantly higher in the test group. There was no significant difference between the two treatment groups in the incidence of bleeding after oral surgery. The results indicated that a combination of local antifibrinolytic therapy and a local hemostatic agent is effective in preventing postoperative bleeding after oral surgery in patients treated with anticoagulants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rambam Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gaspar
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brenner
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ardekian
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peled
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Laufer
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009067:Mouthwashes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014148:Tranexamic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents; D009067:Mouthwashes; D014148:Tranexamic Acid